Bali Gets its First Condom Shop

The Guard – Sells Only One Product in a Large Range of Colors, Textures and Even Flavors.

(4/28/2007) The Discovery Shopping Mall in South Kuta recently saw its newest shop open - The Guard specializing only in condoms.

Occupying a small 4 x 12 meter space, but painted bright red to help catch the attention of the shoppers visiting the busy mall, The Guard offers both male and female condoms in a mind-boggling array of styles imported from around the world.

The marketing manager of the shop told the local press that the decision to locate in a busy mall was to try to remove the embarrassment and social stigma sometimes associated with purchasing condoms, cautioning that "every 10 minutes someone new is infected with HIV."